The AP-NORC Center Update

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Welcome to the latest edition of The AP-NORC Center Update. Check out our new research on partisanship and the media, American's feelings about the Affordable Care Act and who holds power in Washington, and a new video interactive on in-home long-term care services and supports.

Partisanship and the Media: How Personal Politics Affect Where People Go, What They Trust, and Whether They Pay

​The Media Insight Project, a collaboration between the American Press Institute and The AP-NORC Center, investigates how Americans of different partisan stripes get news and their attitudes toward the news media. It finds that Democrats and Republicans are equally likely to pay for news, go to social media for news, and get news multiple times day. However, Republicans express more dissatisfaction with the reliability of all types of news, even those they pay for and use most often. Read more

Views on Power and Influence in Washington

This new poll explores the public's views on the balance of power in Washington and confidence in U.S. institutions. The findings reveal that most Americans believe they have too little influence in Washington, and wealthy people, large businesses, and political lobbyists have too much influence. And few express a great deal of confidence in government and private institutions. Read more

Americans' Views on Replacing the ACA

This survey from July finds that enthusiasm for dismantling President Obama’s signature legislation is diminishing, and Americans across the political spectrum want bipartisan negotiations on health care. Fifty-nine percent of Americans say they would like the ACA to be kept in place, an increase from 53 percent who said the same in January 2017.Read more

​Long-Term Care at Home: Understanding the Range of In-Home Services Available

​Millions of Americans require support with activities of daily living due to aging, and the majority of this assistance takes place in home and community settings, not institutions like nursing homes. This video interactive from The AP-NORC Center explores how home health care aides factor into the overall home care picture and uses findings from the 2017 Long-Term Care Poll to understand what older Americans expect from them. Read more

Marjorie Connelly is a Senior Fellow with The AP-NORC Center. Since joining the AP-NORC Center in 2015, she has been responsible for managing the surveys conducted for The Associated Press and overseeing The Center’s journalism fellowships.

As a consultant for The Associated Press during the 2016 election, Marjorie was a member of the committee that wrote the exit poll questionnaires for the National Election Pool. She also provided election-night survey analysis on deadline for the primaries and the November election.

Prior to becoming a member of The AP-NORC staff, Marjorie spent more than 30 years at The New York Times, working in its News Survey department. Her final position there was editor of the department, in charge of the coverage and use of public opinion research for the national and international editions of The New York Times and nytimes.com.

A life-long New Yorker, Marjorie spends her off hours roaming Central Park with her dog, attending the theater and visiting some of the city’s wonderful museums. Although New York City is number one in her heart, she is enjoying getting to know Chicago through occasional trips to the NORC home office. You can follow Marjorie on Twitter @MarjConn.

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